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On 2022-07-15 00:21+0100 Wol <antlists@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On 15/07/2022 00:01, Dale wrote: |
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> > Guillermo García wrote: |
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> >> Hello again guys, how are you? I hope you're fine. |
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> >> I remember someone told me a program to use to remove old kernels |
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> >> in order to get more space on /boot, i tried to search the |
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> >> original message that the guy sent me trough this list, but i |
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> >> cannot find it. |
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> >> Here's a screenshot of my /boot folder: |
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> >> I guess the kernel version i use is this one: |
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> >> Could someone tell me a method to remove the old kernels in order |
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> >> to get more space in /boot? |
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> >> |
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> >> Thank you, and regards, |
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> >> |
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> >> Guillermo. |
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> >> |
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> > |
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> > I found it for you. The package is app-admin/eclean-kernel. I |
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> > think there is a wiki page on the Gentoo website for that. I |
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> > recall it being pretty easy to use. |
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> Bear in mind, if the OP is running 5.15.10, that's the second oldest |
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> kernel in the list. If he's got five newer kernels there, is |
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> eclean-kernel going to assume the live kernel is out-of-date and |
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> delete it? NOT a good idea. |
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> The OP needs to make sure that both 5.15.41 and 5.15.48 are in his |
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> boot menu, AND that they both work, before risking clearing out the |
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> rest ... |
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The current kernel is never removed by eclean-kernel. |
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> The kernel choice algorithm is quite simple: |
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> 1. If the kernel is currently used, don't remove it; |
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> 2. If the kernel is referenced by a bootloader, don't remove it |
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> (unless ``--destructive``); |
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> 3. If auxiliary files do not map to existing kernel, remove them; |
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> 4. If ``--all`` is used, remove the kernel; |
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> 5. If kernel is not within *N* newest kernels (where *N* is the |
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> argument to ``-n``), remove it. |
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<https://github.com/mgorny/eclean-kernel/blob/master/README.rst> |
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Since the grub boot menu includes all kernels in /boot by default as |
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far as i know, it is probably necessary to run eclean-kernel with |
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--destructive and re-generate the boot menu afterwards. |
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Kind regards, tastytea |
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